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Whale sand sculpture at Bondi Beach

9 December 2008, Bondi Beach, Australia: Greenpeace commissioned a 
life-size sculpture of a juvenile Fin Whale made out of sand. The 
sculpture co-incides with events in 16 other countries highlighting 
the plight of two Greenpeace activists under house arrest in Japan for 
exposing illegal whale meat trade.

The life-size sculpture of a juvenile Fin Whale made out of sand.

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December 2008: Captured beautifully with timelapse photography, Greenpeace activists and sand sculptors build a giant 17-metre sand sculpture of a fin whale on Sydney's great landmark – Bondi Beach. The symbolic action sent a message to the Japanese Government to end its controversial whaling program and drop the charges against the two Greenpeace activists who exposed corruption in the whaling industry. Read more

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